Friday, January 20, 2006
Become a trader at Intergalactic Space Trader
We already have over the weekend, so I'm going to take this opportunity to recommend another good game: Space Trader. And suspects as those who are regulars of this blog is a free program and free. This game is very popular among the island more veterans. It became a game of the year in 2000. Not for nothing is a new game: the author, Pieter Spronck Space Trader defined as "a strategy game for Palm, also inspired by the game for the Palm SolarWars, David J. Webb, who in turn is based on DopeWars, Matt Lee, and the 3D strategy game in the 80 classic Elite. "
From a humble beginning with a small shed and a few credits, we will go from planet to planet by trading goods, fleeing attacks by pirates, and trying to be clean for the interstellar police. With a little luck, the money will start to accumulate, so that we can upgrade our ship, and the game will start to get interesting. Freed from the constraints of our poverty, we'll be free to buy a huge cargo ship, with a huge hangar, and become an avid trader, or can opt to buy a sturdy ship with a great fire power, and start a reputation for pirate and smuggler. We have a vast universe to explore, and often appear for special missions add even more variety to the game.
In our travels we find police, hackers and other merchants
The graphics are simple. When we see other ships, your drawing appears above the options in the event. If the house is damaged, part of it is colored red. The shield is represented by a yellow cover which also decreases with the damage. The planets in which we have already been shown in blue, while those who have not visited yet are colored in green. Appear in red "worm holes", accessible from a nearby planet, which will enable us to move a great distance through the universe, after payment of a toll.
There are five levels of difficulty. The most complicated are frankly difficult. I recommend starting at the beginner to learn the foundations of the game and the tricks of the trade without being destroyed in the first five minutes. At the beginning of the game is advisable to escape (flee) instead of fighting with the pirates. Until we have at least a shield and two lasers commodities, it is not advisable to start behaving like a pirate. Nor do we accept that include special missions to destroy an enemy, until they have enough fire power to step out of the live event.
The autonomy of our ship will limit our travels
At the beginning of the game we can select the skills that poseeremos during the game. The skills of the pilot determine how well they piloted the ship, the warrior of our effectiveness in fighting, the merchant our ability to obtain benefits, and the engineer of how effective we are repairing our ship. Care must be taken to allocate them, since we only have 16 points. Throughout the game we can recruit mercenaries, who contribute their skills and enable us to improve.
The controls are simple: just have to use the stylus, but we can also use the arrow keys to navigate the buttons. We recommend that you review the options menu, because there are many things we can configure to make the game more to our liking, as traders automatically ignore or do we find that our fuel tank is filled, and our ship repaired, to automatically dock on a planet (if we have money of course). You can also make our ship attack or attempt to flee continuously, without having to select the option in each step of combat.
With the benefits we can upgrade our ship
This game invites to play it many times. Each game is different and encouraged to play another to see what we find in the next game. Spend weeks or even months, before they bore. I admit that I have been many days of throwing a game that I was going to bed, which has produced that do not sleep all that was. In short, is one of the key games for Palm.
Although it may seem a simple game, has many details that it is essential to know. On the page of the game are very good documentation, which explains all types of craft, the mechanics of the trade, fighting, the importance of the political system and technological level of the planets that we visited, and so on. We also found some very useful tips to avoid being reduced to tocitos of ship floating in space. The author also explains the strategy that continues throughout the game. Essential to play when in ways more difficult. Finally, for all the doubts that arise, has a collection of frequently asked questions, which I found essential information about the game, such as the existence of a bank on every planet, which will allow us to borrow.
By: Mark Gonzalez Troyes in Palm Analysis
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The game is very good looking, but if one must consider all documentation before you start ...
On the other hand, seeing so addictive it seems, prefer not to attach too, je je.
Ha, ha, ha. There are certain moments, as the season of examinations, where it is best not to try new games.
For there is nothing that leérselo, in fact I finished it the first time without doing so. Then I liked it so much that I read and learn a lot, which will make the game even more enjoyment.
One suggestion for those who end up: raise the difficulty makes it even more entertaining.
Adictuivo and I was very nucna fighter reaches more than 11% xD
As I lack the money never
q surprised with the game is so addictive
a good figure:
Grand slam
Is Great
Try a more easy, but it's what you say, if you get to the top and a fight with other ships, durarás little.
With a little patience to get money to buy a big house, then you can fight without problems, but that care is never sure of everything, especially in those trips that can reach 5 or 6 attack craft. : S
And susuesto anything to go against this monster that attacks one of the solar system: with the best boat and best weapons, there is a 50% chance that you also make slurry
Not that monster, but we'll talk me into account, when I buy ships and everything and more already hard enough xD.
In any case policis between pirates and tired battered goes anve in the long journeys that's why I seek any planet provider anrcoticos and weapons and another who wants to buy q is close:-p
The monster is one that attacks a solar system at random in each game, you warn him Ostro system. When it stops and you will understand
For the cops have not always above, it is best not normally carry weapons or narcotics, and left record. As you say, when you find a system that sells cheap, and another that buys expensive, hence we must make round trips as long as stocks last